Work of Craft An Inquiry into the Nature of Crafts and Craftsmanship

The Work of Craft is a profound meditation on the relationship between craft and craftsman. Focusing in turn on pottery, weaving, and woodcarving, and grounding her insights in her own experiences as a potter, Carla Needleman shows that the basic material every craftsman works with is himself or herself. The stuff between one's hands-the clay, the wood, the wool-responds to the quality of one's inner state. The product of one's work is not just an object but a way of being. Thus, the exploration of a craft is-like this book- an exploration of the processes of life itself.Needleman, Carla is the author of 'Work of Craft An Inquiry into the Nature of Crafts and Craftsmanship', published 0006 under ISBN 9784770017017 and ISBN 4770017014.